Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Alternative combinations: Calliops brongniarti, Phacops (Pterygometopus) brongniartii, Phacops brongniarti, Phacops brongniartii
Belongs to Calyptaulax according to A. W. Owen and E. N. K. Clarkson 1992
See also Reed 1906 and Tripp 1954
Sister taxa: Calyptaulax angusta, Calyptaulax annulata, Calyptaulax callicephalus, Calyptaulax callirachis, Calyptaulax cornwalli, Calyptaulax glabella, Calyptaulax holstonensis, Calyptaulax hunteri, Calyptaulax incepta, Calyptaulax norvegicus, Calyptaulax sillimani, Calyptaulax strasburgensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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